Chronic Pain Therapists in York County, PA

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Lindsey Gilbert
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Wellsville, PA 17365  (Online Only)
I have experience working with clients struggling with chronic pain, medical issues, anxiety, and depression.
Making the decision to begin therapy takes courage and finding the right therapist is an important step in the process. My primary role is to empower you, the client, to make desired changes in your life. You are worth it!
I have experience working with clients struggling with chronic pain, medical issues, anxiety, and depression.
Making the decision to begin therapy takes courage and finding the right therapist is an important step in the process. My primary role is to empower you, the client, to make desired changes in your life. You are worth it!
(223) 215-5799 View (223) 215-5799
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Angela Linebaugh
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, ATR-BC, LPC
Verified Verified
York, PA 17402
Other areas of specialty include: anxiety, depression, stress, and chronic illness.
I am a Registered, Board Certified Art Therapist and Licensed Professional Counselor who believes in the power of art to transform and heal. I like to create a comfortable environment for children, teens, adults and families to work on change. I offer creative arts therapies including art therapy, sand tray, and play techniques to help them overcome challenges. In sessions, you will see how art can provide a way to express your inner most feelings when words sometimes fail you. Once the words have been spoken then it is often easier to address the deeper issues and conflicts.
Other areas of specialty include: anxiety, depression, stress, and chronic illness.
I am a Registered, Board Certified Art Therapist and Licensed Professional Counselor who believes in the power of art to transform and heal. I like to create a comfortable environment for children, teens, adults and families to work on change. I offer creative arts therapies including art therapy, sand tray, and play techniques to help them overcome challenges. In sessions, you will see how art can provide a way to express your inner most feelings when words sometimes fail you. Once the words have been spoken then it is often easier to address the deeper issues and conflicts.
(717) 983-4749 View (717) 983-4749
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Mindful Way Counseling
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MAC
Verified Verified
Franklintown, PA 17323
This work is meaningful to me because I get to walk alongside people breaking free of painful patterns and moving towards feeling comfortable with life and themselves. As a counselor I have extensive experience in working with people struggling with depression, anxiety, trauma, chronic pain and addictions. I utilize mindfulness-based approaches to help clients cultivate mind-body awareness and create emotional well-being. Getting to underlying issues of shame, loss of control and grief changes lives. When therapy works, there's more than just insight; people feel it in their body as well as in their mind.
This work is meaningful to me because I get to walk alongside people breaking free of painful patterns and moving towards feeling comfortable with life and themselves. As a counselor I have extensive experience in working with people struggling with depression, anxiety, trauma, chronic pain and addictions. I utilize mindfulness-based approaches to help clients cultivate mind-body awareness and create emotional well-being. Getting to underlying issues of shame, loss of control and grief changes lives. When therapy works, there's more than just insight; people feel it in their body as well as in their mind.
(717) 294-0573 View (717) 294-0573
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Jane Weierbach
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
York, PA 17402
People coping with loss, divorce and blended family issues, sleep and chronic pain conditions, body image and weight loss issues, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, and social skill/social anxiety challenges are welcome.
I am dedicated to equipping children, teens,adults and families with effective skills to reduce stress. People with anxiety and mood disorders,exceptional learning, behavioral and emotional needs are welcome. Athletes who want to improve focus and reduce anxiety are taught individually-tailored effective skills. I use American Sign Language with deaf and hard-of-hearing children and adults. I work well with people who have gaps in social and language skills common to Asperger's Disorder, High Functioning Autism, and various learning disorders. I use research-based approaches such as cognitive-behavioral, mindfulness-based, and solution-focused family therapy.
People coping with loss, divorce and blended family issues, sleep and chronic pain conditions, body image and weight loss issues, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, and social skill/social anxiety challenges are welcome.
I am dedicated to equipping children, teens,adults and families with effective skills to reduce stress. People with anxiety and mood disorders,exceptional learning, behavioral and emotional needs are welcome. Athletes who want to improve focus and reduce anxiety are taught individually-tailored effective skills. I use American Sign Language with deaf and hard-of-hearing children and adults. I work well with people who have gaps in social and language skills common to Asperger's Disorder, High Functioning Autism, and various learning disorders. I use research-based approaches such as cognitive-behavioral, mindfulness-based, and solution-focused family therapy.
(717) 469-5911 View (717) 469-5911
Heritage Behavioral Health
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified Verified
Hanover, PA 17331  (Online Only)
Clients ages sixteen through the lifespan are considered for acceptance. I counsel people dealing anxiety, depression, acute stress disorder, PTSD, mood management, grief, loss, suicide of a family member or friend, divorce, relationship issues, chronic or terminal illness, homelessness or domestic abuse. Counseling provides education, and supportive insight so that clients are able to develop healthier coping skills. I provide education and relapse prevention skills for clients with substance abuse and DUI issues. Referrals are made for clients who need more intensive care, due to advanced substance abuse.
Clients ages sixteen through the lifespan are considered for acceptance. I counsel people dealing anxiety, depression, acute stress disorder, PTSD, mood management, grief, loss, suicide of a family member or friend, divorce, relationship issues, chronic or terminal illness, homelessness or domestic abuse. Counseling provides education, and supportive insight so that clients are able to develop healthier coping skills. I provide education and relapse prevention skills for clients with substance abuse and DUI issues. Referrals are made for clients who need more intensive care, due to advanced substance abuse.
(717) 524-4598 View (717) 524-4598
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Debra Stambaugh
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MA, MSW, LCSW, CT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
York, PA 17408
Waitlist for new clients
My experience includes working with grief, loss, anticipatory grief and trauma. Anxiety, panic and mood disorders. Lifestyle concerns and modifications including chronic illness, pain and co-occurring (mental health and substance abuse) disorders. I am certified in thanatology (death, dying & bereavement) from the Association of Death Education and Counseling (ADEC). I am certified in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing) from EMDRA.
My experience includes working with grief, loss, anticipatory grief and trauma. Anxiety, panic and mood disorders. Lifestyle concerns and modifications including chronic illness, pain and co-occurring (mental health and substance abuse) disorders. I am certified in thanatology (death, dying & bereavement) from the Association of Death Education and Counseling (ADEC). I am certified in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing) from EMDRA.
(847) 278-9406 View (847) 278-9406
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PEACE, LLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LCSW-C
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Red Lion, PA 17356
If you or someone you care about is struggling with a life or mental health issue, the highly qualified, caring counselors at PEACE, LLC can help you to better navigate life's challenges, stress and powerful emotions, gain a new perspective, improve communication, relationships, and self-esteem. We are located on a horse farm in the rolling hills of York County and provide a private and safe space for you to participate in counseling, coaching, or personal development. It's your life, let us help you find the solutions that will work best for you.
If you or someone you care about is struggling with a life or mental health issue, the highly qualified, caring counselors at PEACE, LLC can help you to better navigate life's challenges, stress and powerful emotions, gain a new perspective, improve communication, relationships, and self-esteem. We are located on a horse farm in the rolling hills of York County and provide a private and safe space for you to participate in counseling, coaching, or personal development. It's your life, let us help you find the solutions that will work best for you.
(717) 276-0257 View (717) 276-0257
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Healing Hearts Counseling Center, LLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
Hanover, PA 17331
Jennifer Hanson received her Master's Degree in Social Work from University of Maryland where she specialized in Clinical Social Work working with Children and Families. Jennifer is a licensed clinical social worker under the Pennsylvania State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Professional Counselors with 15 plus years of experience in providing individual, family, and group counseling to children/ adolescents/ adults and families in outpatient, residential and partial hospitalization settings.
Jennifer Hanson received her Master's Degree in Social Work from University of Maryland where she specialized in Clinical Social Work working with Children and Families. Jennifer is a licensed clinical social worker under the Pennsylvania State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Professional Counselors with 15 plus years of experience in providing individual, family, and group counseling to children/ adolescents/ adults and families in outpatient, residential and partial hospitalization settings.
(717) 523-9918 View (717) 523-9918
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Gordon Bolig
Licensed Professional Counselor, LSW
Verified Verified
York, PA 17403
My experiences include working in mental health outpatient and inpatient facilities addressing mental health and substance use disorders. I am most experienced in treating anxiety, depression, substance use, PTSD and trauma.
My experiences include working in mental health outpatient and inpatient facilities addressing mental health and substance use disorders. I am most experienced in treating anxiety, depression, substance use, PTSD and trauma.
(484) 992-9629 x1 View (484) 992-9629 x1
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Nicole Thompson Cartwright
Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
Dover, PA 17315  (Online Only)
Hello, I'm Niki. Are you feeling overwhelmed? Are you struggling yourself, or maybe your child is concerning you? Let's talk, and we can work together to find solutions. I help others to find patterns in their lives that are keeping them stuck, and find ways to become unstuck. We'll find what is working and build on your strengths. We'll also find what isn't working, and develop a plan that's right for you.
Hello, I'm Niki. Are you feeling overwhelmed? Are you struggling yourself, or maybe your child is concerning you? Let's talk, and we can work together to find solutions. I help others to find patterns in their lives that are keeping them stuck, and find ways to become unstuck. We'll find what is working and build on your strengths. We'll also find what isn't working, and develop a plan that's right for you.
(717) 297-7295 View (717) 297-7295
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Jennifer Shatzkin
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
York, PA 17402
Anxiety can cause distressing bodily sensations and worry thoughts. It can prevent you from living life to the fullest, as you avoid situations and fear the worst. The “what if” thoughts and worse case scenarios occupy your mind, making it difficult to focus. Feeling overwhelmed and unable to focus or relax. Perfectionism leaves you constantly disappointed. Would you like to manage anxiety, rather than it managing you? Learn to live in the present and take the necessary risks for growth. Increase your tolerance of uncertainty, bodily sensations, and acceptance of the unknown. Expand your ability to cope with distress.
Anxiety can cause distressing bodily sensations and worry thoughts. It can prevent you from living life to the fullest, as you avoid situations and fear the worst. The “what if” thoughts and worse case scenarios occupy your mind, making it difficult to focus. Feeling overwhelmed and unable to focus or relax. Perfectionism leaves you constantly disappointed. Would you like to manage anxiety, rather than it managing you? Learn to live in the present and take the necessary risks for growth. Increase your tolerance of uncertainty, bodily sensations, and acceptance of the unknown. Expand your ability to cope with distress.
(717) 496-9509 View (717) 496-9509
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Wike Counseling Services, LLC
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, CAADC
Verified Verified
Hanover, PA 17331
Wike Counseling Services is a group practice of Licensed Professional Counselors treating children, adolescents, and adults. Our specialities include recovery, trauma, depression, anxiety, panic, mood disorders, stress related illnesses, and child behaviors. Our goal is to empower you and help you tap into your best self. We want to help you navigate through difficult times so you can reach your full potential.
Wike Counseling Services is a group practice of Licensed Professional Counselors treating children, adolescents, and adults. Our specialities include recovery, trauma, depression, anxiety, panic, mood disorders, stress related illnesses, and child behaviors. Our goal is to empower you and help you tap into your best self. We want to help you navigate through difficult times so you can reach your full potential.
(717) 500-3618 View (717) 500-3618
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Kimberly McGhee EMDR - Trauma - Art Therapist
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, ATR-BC, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
York, PA 17403
Are you feeling trapped or is your past casting a shadow over your present happiness? Does fear, anxiety, or past traumas hinder your ability to embrace joy and achieve the success you crave? As a clinically trained EMDR therapist, board-certified and registered art therapist, and licensed professional counselor in York, PA, I'm dedicated to supporting individuals just like you. Utilizing diverse trauma processing techniques, mindfulness practices, avenues for creative expression, and non-verbal/bottom-up approaches, I empower my clients to recognize their strengths, alleviate PTSD symptoms, gain insight, and improve self-esteem.
Are you feeling trapped or is your past casting a shadow over your present happiness? Does fear, anxiety, or past traumas hinder your ability to embrace joy and achieve the success you crave? As a clinically trained EMDR therapist, board-certified and registered art therapist, and licensed professional counselor in York, PA, I'm dedicated to supporting individuals just like you. Utilizing diverse trauma processing techniques, mindfulness practices, avenues for creative expression, and non-verbal/bottom-up approaches, I empower my clients to recognize their strengths, alleviate PTSD symptoms, gain insight, and improve self-esteem.
(717) 990-7741 View (717) 990-7741
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Sharron Hill
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, CAADC
Verified Verified
Hanover, PA 17331
I believe that everyone deserves to live their best life. I strive to provide a safe space for healing from earlier wounds, and help reveal the truths that lead to living authentically.
I believe that everyone deserves to live their best life. I strive to provide a safe space for healing from earlier wounds, and help reveal the truths that lead to living authentically.
(717) 493-8410 View (717) 493-8410
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Sheldon Kauffman LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
Etters, PA 17319
A lot happens in life, and no one lives your life but you. Surviving trauma can shake our understanding of ourselves and the world, leaving us confused and no longer at peace. My focus is creating a supportive environment so you can think clearly to work toward the life you want while making the life you have work better for you.
A lot happens in life, and no one lives your life but you. Surviving trauma can shake our understanding of ourselves and the world, leaving us confused and no longer at peace. My focus is creating a supportive environment so you can think clearly to work toward the life you want while making the life you have work better for you.
(717) 356-3246 View (717) 356-3246
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Dr. Anna Hahn Weaver
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC, MAMT-BC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
York Haven, PA 17370  (Online Only)
I currently work using Teletherapy in PA and FL. 6 children's openings have just become available! I have over 20 years of experience in both Psychotherapy and Board-Certified Music Therapy where I am trained in both Psychotherapeutic and Medical Models. I enjoy working with those individuals ages 2 through end of life. My life’s work as a teacher, medical worker, trainer, clinician and clinical supervisor have prepared me to treat various patients by providing psychotherapy to other professionals such as physicians, attorneys, bankers, front line medical and auxiliary workers. Helping others to heal is my passion.
I currently work using Teletherapy in PA and FL. 6 children's openings have just become available! I have over 20 years of experience in both Psychotherapy and Board-Certified Music Therapy where I am trained in both Psychotherapeutic and Medical Models. I enjoy working with those individuals ages 2 through end of life. My life’s work as a teacher, medical worker, trainer, clinician and clinical supervisor have prepared me to treat various patients by providing psychotherapy to other professionals such as physicians, attorneys, bankers, front line medical and auxiliary workers. Helping others to heal is my passion.
(717) 523-9434 View (717) 523-9434
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Arise Counseling Services, LLC
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
York, PA 17403
One of my strengths is that I know how hard it can be to get started in therapy, so I always try to be sensitive and reassuring to my clients as we get to know each other. I am capable of reaching many different types of clients, but I most enjoy helping people who have been struggling for a long time and who cannot see a way out of their situation.
One of my strengths is that I know how hard it can be to get started in therapy, so I always try to be sensitive and reassuring to my clients as we get to know each other. I am capable of reaching many different types of clients, but I most enjoy helping people who have been struggling for a long time and who cannot see a way out of their situation.
(223) 400-7961 View (223) 400-7961
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Innovative Counseling and Life Coaching
Psychologist, PhD, Life, Coach
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Hanover, PA 17331  (Online Only)
I know what it feels like to be anxious, fearful and unsure of yourself and in your relationships with others. Are you feeling stuck, sad or just not happy with your current situation or relationship? Maybe you don't have the passion you want, or your life is out of balance. Are you unclear about how you feel and what you need? I can help you to clarify your unconscious cycles to bring more passion, natural health, contentment and direction in your life and in your relationships with others. Tele-sessions are available. I use a personalized, brief focused mind body approach with EMDR techniques to get to the core of your trauma.
I know what it feels like to be anxious, fearful and unsure of yourself and in your relationships with others. Are you feeling stuck, sad or just not happy with your current situation or relationship? Maybe you don't have the passion you want, or your life is out of balance. Are you unclear about how you feel and what you need? I can help you to clarify your unconscious cycles to bring more passion, natural health, contentment and direction in your life and in your relationships with others. Tele-sessions are available. I use a personalized, brief focused mind body approach with EMDR techniques to get to the core of your trauma.
(888) 821-2935 View (888) 821-2935
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Jonathan M Gransee, PsyD and Associates, PC
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
York, PA 17402
I conduct court-ordered and private-pay evaluations. I am a well-known evaluator in the courts and legal system in the Lancaster area. Psychological Evaluations, Safety (5329) Evaluations, INS evaluations/Hardship Evaluations/Asylum Evaluations, N-648 evaluations, Child Custody Evaluations, Parenting Capacity Evaluations, Act 120/235/Concealed Carry, etc.
I conduct court-ordered and private-pay evaluations. I am a well-known evaluator in the courts and legal system in the Lancaster area. Psychological Evaluations, Safety (5329) Evaluations, INS evaluations/Hardship Evaluations/Asylum Evaluations, N-648 evaluations, Child Custody Evaluations, Parenting Capacity Evaluations, Act 120/235/Concealed Carry, etc.
(717) 889-7003 View (717) 889-7003
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Yvonne Foster
Licensed Professional Counselor, PsyD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
York, PA 17315  (Online Only)
I have over 20 years of experience providing mental health therapy to individual's, couples, and families. I believe that you should not be in therapy for years, but should be quickly making the changes in your life to get you out of therapy. The goal of therapy is to help you to determine what those changes are and then to help you take the necessary steps to make those changes.
I have over 20 years of experience providing mental health therapy to individual's, couples, and families. I believe that you should not be in therapy for years, but should be quickly making the changes in your life to get you out of therapy. The goal of therapy is to help you to determine what those changes are and then to help you take the necessary steps to make those changes.
(717) 524-1140 View (717) 524-1140

Chronic Pain Therapists

How does chronic pain therapy work?

Engaging with a psychotherapist to help treat chronic pain does not mean that one’s pain is all in their head. Therapy for chronic-pain patients has been shown to benefit both the mind and the body, targeting physical symptoms and increasing daily functioning. In other words, for many, addressing their emotional health through therapy affects their physical health. A therapist can help a client challenge unhelpful thoughts about pain and develop new ways to respond to it, such as distraction or calming breathing techniques. Studies have found that therapy can be as effective as surgery for certain cases of chronic pain and many doctors recommend trying psychotherapy in advance of considering invasive surgery.

What are the most effective treatment options for chronic pain?

Stress, anxiety, depression, catastrophizing, ruminating, lack of activity, and social withdrawal all make chronic pain worse. Addressing these issues, research shows, can help people gain control over their pain symptoms. Therapeutic approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy, biofeedback, and mindfulness-based stress reduction, along with greater pain-management education, have been found to help people reduce fear and disability.

Are there new treatments for chronic pain?

Many cases of chronic pain, particularly those involving back pain, remain medically unexplained. But there is evidence that changes in the brain or nervous system are caused by previous physical ailments such as tissue damage; in such cases, the brain may continue to send out pain signals despite the physical cause having healed. To aid patients under these circumstances, a recently developed treatment known as pain reprocessing therapy (PRT) is designed to help the brain “unlearn” this response. A PRT practitioner helps individuals to reduce the “threat value” of their ongoing pain signals until they can reappraise them as less threatening and fear-inducing. They also help an individual to develop new emotional regulation skills.

How long does therapy for chronic pain take?

There is no set timeline for recovery from chronic pain, especially as there may be a range of physical and psychological causes for any individual’s discomfort, but most patients should expect to see a therapist for a number of weeks or months, typically spanning at least 12 sessions. Studies of pain reprocessing therapy found that many individuals’ experience of pain lessened in eight sessions over four weeks.